Investigation of green practices for paper use reduction onboard a cruise ship—a life cycle approach

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 982-993

  Strazza, Carlo ^a   Del Borghi, Adriana ^a   Gallo, Michela ^a   Manariti, Roberta ^a   Missanelli, Emanuela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b TecInn Srl Innovative Technologies   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cruise; Digitalization; Life cycle assessment; Paper waste; Sustainability; Tourist industry; Waste minimization; Waste reduction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUISE SHIP; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PAPER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; PUBLICATION; SHIP; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TOILET PAPER;

VINDULA ARSINOE;

EID: 84931567774     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-015-0900-0     Document Type: Article

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